Heel protector



prril l5, 1924. 1,490,224

D. E. Mlsss ET AL HEEL PROTECTOR Filed Deo.l 19. 1921 Zy Mam Patented Apr. 15, lZ@o UN'ED STATES PTENT OFFRE.

DANIEL E. MIESS AND ALVYN RODNA MIESS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALHORNIA.

HEEL PROTECTOR.

Application. led December 19, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known ,that we, DANIEL E. Mmss and ALvvN RoDNA Mlnss, both citizens of tages limited to such a situation. However,

the invention will be best understoodby describing it as used by an automobile driver.

It is universally1 complained of that the heel portion of a womans shoe, whenthe foot is placed upon the foot throttle, comes into contact with the automobile fioor boards, and .the heel is thereby abraded and soiled. Our invention provides asimple and effective means for protecting th heel; provides a device that may be very `easily and quickly applied or removed, and a device thit may be very easily adjusted to fit proper y. gether with others, will all be apparent from' the following detailed description of a; specific and preferred form of the device, reference for this `purpose being v.had to the accompanyingv drawings in which- Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the device in use; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, approximately full size; Fig. '3 is a reverse plan of the same; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, butshowing the securing cords in another position of adjustment; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the device: Fig. 6 is a section taken as indicated by line 6-6 on Fig. 2; and Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modified form. v

The body of the protector comprises a more yor lessl semi-spherical part 10 ofV a proper shape to fit around the heel portionof a womansshoe, and adapted to cover that "'"h'ellportion so that when the heel is resting upon the ioor, it will be this body 10 which comes into direct contact with the ioor. The body 10 may referably be made of leather and may pre erably be made in two layers as indicated at 1()a and 10b in Fig. 6; the inner. layer being made ofa soft leather for `direct contactwwithf the shoe, and the outer These features of the invention, to-

Serial No. 52.85336.

layer being made of an suitable leather with any desired color an finish. The whole body is preferably more or less flexible, so as to properly fit the heel; and this flexibility furthermore gives a better non-slipping contact with the automobile floor board.

At-opposite sides of the body 10 there are loops 11 and 12, made of soft pliable leather and secured to the body by having the edges of the leather that forms the loops sewed in between the two layers 10 and 10". These two layers 10 and 10b may be stitched together around their edges by stitchings as ,indicated at 13; and this same stitching may serve to-hold the loops 11 and 12. One end of an elastic cord 20 is permanently secured at 21 in one of the loops, say the loop 12, by

suitable stitching. This cord, extending from its fastenedend at 21, extends out and then back through the loop 12, to form a cord loop20. The cord 20 then ,extends from this loop 20 through the loop 12 and around on the other side of body 10, as indi cated in the part 20h, and then extends through the loop 11, extends on, as indicated at 20, and has at its end a button 22 adapted to be passed through the loop 20a inthe manner illustrated.

When the device is to be used, the cord part 20'a is passed under the shoe forward of the shoe heel 30, the body 10 is placed over the heel part of the shoe, and then the loop 20'* and the part 2Ob are brought forward e over the ankle and the button 22 is passed through the loop 20a. Adjustment having been properly made so that there is a suitable tenslon on the elastic cord, this one fastening of the button 22 in the loop 20a serves completely to hold the whole device in place. In' order to adjust the device to different wearers, it is only necessary to adjust the effective length of elastic cord 20; which may be done by adjusting the lengths of loops 20B. It will be -apparent that if loop.

20a is lengthened, the effective length of the elastic cord is shortened; whereas if the loop 2Oa is shortened, the effective length of the elasticcord is lenv hened.

In Fig.7 we s ow a modified form of body 10* that is adapted not only to cover the back or heel port1on of the shoe but also ythe shoe heel itself. Otherwise this formis as Ipreviously explained.

t will thus be seen that we have provided a ve simple, easily applied, and easily adjuste device for protecting the heel portion of a shoe. Its superiorityv lies largely in its ease .of application only one fastening having to be made) an its ease of adjustment; and although we have described a particular and specific form of Vour device, we do not wish. to be specifically limited to those particulars, except as expressly so stated in the following claims. Having described a preferred form of our invention, we claim:

1. A heel protector, embodying a body I portion adapted to be applied to and cover the heel portion of a shoe; a securing cord connected at one end to the body, extending therefrom and then back on itself to form an adjustment loo at one side of the body;

Iand its passage through the body loops, be-

ing free of the body. y y

2. A heel protector, embodying a body portion adapted to be applied to and cover the heel ortion of a shoe; a securing cord connected) at one end to the body, extending therefrom and then back on itself to form an adjustment loo at one side of the body:

means at two si es of the body forming loops through which the cord slidably ex- -tends and forms, between said body loops at the "sideof the body opposite to that first mentioned, a portion adapted to encircle the heel of a shoe; and the free end of the cord extending to the first mentioned side of the needsee body and having a member adapted to be engaged in the adjustment loop, thereby forming with said adjustment loop a portion adapted'to encircle the ankle; said cord' being elastic and being, other than its said attachment to the body and its passage through the body loops, free of the bod 3. A heel protector, embodying a body portion adapted to be applied to and cover the heel portion of a shoe; loops at opposite sides of the body; an elastic cord secured to the body near one of its loops and extending out and then back on itself to form an adjustment loop, extending then slidably through the said body loop and then around the side of the body and slidablythrough and beyondI the other body loop and a but'-l ton on tbe free end of the cord; the cord, other than its said attachment to the body and its passage through the body loops, be-v ing' free of the body. l

4. A heel protector, embodying a body portion adapted to be applied to and cover the heel portion of a shoe;. a securing cord attached at one end to the body and doubling backen itself to form an adjustment loop,

and the other end of the cord having a member 'to engage the adjustmentl loop; means at two sldes of the Jbody forming loops through which the cord slidably extends and forms at one side of the body a portion adapted to encircle the heel of a shoe, and forming at the other side of the body a portion adapted to encircle the ankle, both encircling portions being adjustable as to size by slidlng the cord through the loops.

In Witness that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto subscribed our names this 10th day of December, 1921.

' DANIEL E. MIESS.

ALVYN RODNA MIESS. Witness:

VIRGINIA BERINGER. 

